[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 55030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7757]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Permit Application Received Under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications received under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Science Foundation 
(NSF) has received a waste management permit application for operation 
of remote field support camps with emergency provisions for the 
Expedition Vessels, Professor Molchanov, Professor Multanovsiy, M/V 
Orlove, Akademik Shokalsiy and M/V Sarpik Ittuk for the 2006-2007 
season and the two following austral summers. The application is 
submitted to NSF pursuant to regulations issued under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, 
or views with respect to this permit application by October 20, 2006. 
Permit applications may be inspected by interested parties at the 
Permit Office, address below.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, 
Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 
Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Polly A. Penhale, Environmental 
Officer, at the above address or (703) 292-8030.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NSF's Antarctic Waste Regulation, 45 CFR 
part 671, requires all U.S. citizens and entities to obtain a permit 
for the use or release of a designated pollutant in Antarctica, and for 
the release of waste in Antarctica. NSF has received a permit 
application under this Regulation for the operation of expeditions to 
Antarctica. During each trip, passengers are taken ashore at selected 
sites by Zodiac (rubber raft) for approximately two to four hours at a 
time. On each zodiac landing, emergency gear would be taken ashore in 
case weather deteriorations and passengers are required to camp on 
shore. Anything taken ashore will be removed from Antarctica and 
disposed of in Ushuaia, Argentina, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, or a 
substitute port of disembarkation. No hazardous domestic products or 
wastes (aerosol cans, paints, solvents, etc) will be brought ashore. 
Cooking stoves, fuels will be used only in an emergency where 
passengers are forced to spend night on shore. Conditions of the permit 
would include requirements to report on the removal of materials, and 
any accidential releases, and management of all waste, including human 
waste, in accordance with Antarctic waste regulations.
    Application for the permit is made by: Pat Shaw, President, Quark 
Expeditions, Inc. 1019 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT 06820.
    Location: Antarctica (south of 60 degrees south latitude).
    Dates: November 1, 2006 to March 31, 2009.

Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-7757 Filed 9-19-06; 8:45 am]
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